In a world of worries and anxieties, you hope to have someone like you by your side. Klay Thompson. “You will play in aage of madmendove everyone will have something to say: yours parentsThe coachesthe trolls of internet, ignorance all that”. A simple recipe for a happy athlete. The suggestion is clear: give the right weight to things without being overly influenced. “Don’t let yourself never take away the joy of playing“. Who better than him could have given a lesson of this type. “Work on your art everyday, focus on the little things and you will get the most out of your abilities”. Invited to a summer camp organized for some young aspiring basketball players, the new player Nba of the Dallas Mavericks he wanted to convey his personal vision on joy to play basketball. And tips on how to keep away haters and criticism. The American athlete – champion with the Golden State Warriors – during his career he alternated successes e record historical moments of pain e loss. As happened in 2019 and 2020 with the rupture of the cruciate ligament and the Achilles tendon that kept him away from the three-point line for a long time.love for basketballhowever, allowed him to look beyond: even after the huge criticism received at the end of last season for some performances below expectations.
“Don’t let anybody take your joy. Y’all play in a crazy era where everybody got something to say. Your parents, coaches, internet trolls. Just ignore all that.”
Klay Thompson gives some real advice to young hoopers at a recent run.
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“Be proud of yourself”
Me, and then everything else. “Be always proud of your game and don’t let that let no one steal your joy. Remember why you play this game, it’s for the love of the gamenot because you want to get all the things that come with it”. A clear and authentic message for a player who has always put first place basketball. Before anything else. After the double injuryretiring would have been the easiest epilogue. Thompson, however, was not satisfied. He returned. And he won again.
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“There really is no better job in the world, because the real world is sh*t“. Online hate and negativity have conditioned his last season in a Warriors jersey. Mocked and at the center of every social discussion after every bad performance: “Klay Vintage is no more” and then “What happened to the real Thompson?”. And indeed, the number 11 has seen his playing time decrease and his role has changed. Theunhappiness of a season lived in the shadows and silence before the decision, closing himself off and not giving answers. Thompson wanted to leave and he did. To give the last great stimulus to a career in which he accepted (and felt) everything.
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